In the first significant deal announced duringTIFF,Bleecker Streethas acquired U.S. rights for the film.
The production is described as being in the tradition of classic joke-a-minute spoof comedies likeThe Naked Gunseries andAirplane!.
Bafta-nominated director Jim OHanlon is attached to direct.
Thomasin Mckenzie, Katherine Waterston, Hero Fiennes Tiffin & Emma LairdKeith Oshiro/Getty
Additional casting is underway and principal photography will begin in the UK in early 2024.
The British Film Industry does two things very well.
Period drama and comedy.
OHanlon, who was Bafta-nominated for 2020 Amazon comedyCatastrophe, praised the brilliant script.
McKenzie is repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment and Gail Cowan.
Waterston by LARK, UTA and Silver Lining Entertainment.
OHanlon is repped by The Artists Partnership and The Gersh Agency.
The Dawson Brothers are repped by Lily Williams at Curtis Brown and Tom Lassally at 3 Arts.
Jimmy Carr by Hannah Chambers at Chambers Management.
